e he found his rhythm, the contest was virtually over under a closed roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium. But the 25-year-old’s recent performances for Real Madrid, helping them to win La Liga and the. n from Isco when he made his first appearance for his country after a three-year absence. Wilmots was brought in as coach after Ivory Coast, the defending champion, crashed out of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon in the first round at the beginning of the year. ”Next for Federer is a match against 33rd-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber, who beat John Millman 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. “The second to last lap was OK at the beginning, but then I backed out of it, hoping that I’d get one more lap,” said the 32-year-old. GROUP CMarc Wilmots led Ivory Coast to a 3-0 win in Gabon in his first competitive match in charge. Normal service had resumed as Nadal won his seventh successive game to open up a 3-0 lead in the third set. e winner in the 1-0 Group D World Cup qualifying victory over Austria five minutes after coming off the bench in Cardiff. Macedonia, second-to-last in the group, got the winner with a goal by Goran Pandev midway through the second half.